Each year, the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission recognize the best examples of individual, local, and national initiatives to improve patient safety and quality of care through the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. Submissions for the 2018 Eisenberg Awards (presented in 2019) are now open through October 29.
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At the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, a new airway rapid response (ARR) team was created to bring personnel and equipment to the patient bedside for multidisciplinary airway assessment and rescue. Its success is the focus of a new study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
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The University of Kansas Health System is the first hospital in the nation to achieve Joint Commission Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification. To achieve this certification, a hospital must demonstrate evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for cardiac care, performance measurement requirements, and more.
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A new study published by the Joint Commission details how the Adventist Health System Patient Safety Organization in Altamonte Springs, Fla., developed an automated all-cause harm trigger system to enable the identification of current patients who may have experienced harm or may be at risk for harm.
Read MoreIn January, 24×7 magazine will debut a fresh, new look—a subject Chief Editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens discusses in her January Up Front column. The January issue of 24×7 also updates readers about Joint Commission regulations—providing clarity about a subject that has been rather ambiguous for many in the HTM field. Here’s a sneak peak at what else you can expect from the revamped January issue.
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